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📺 WWE Friday Night SmackDown
🗓 June 19, 2026
⚡️Undisputed WWE Title Match (Special Referee: Sami Zayn)
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Gunther
⚡️WWE Tag Team Title Match
Damian Priest & R-Truth (c) vs. The MFTs (Talla Tonga & Tama Tonga)
⚡️WWE United States Title #1 Contendership Match
Ricky Saints vs. Carmelo Hayes
⚡️King Of The Ring 2026 Semi Final Match
Jey Uso vs. Je'Von Evans
⚡️Non Title Queen Of The Ring 2026 Semi Final Match
Charlotte Flair vs. Liv Morgan
🗓 June 19, 2026
⚡️Undisputed WWE Title Match (Special Referee: Sami Zayn)
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Gunther
⚡️WWE Tag Team Title Match
Damian Priest & R-Truth (c) vs. The MFTs (Talla Tonga & Tama Tonga)
⚡️WWE United States Title #1 Contendership Match
Ricky Saints vs. Carmelo Hayes
⚡️King Of The Ring 2026 Semi Final Match
Jey Uso vs. Je'Von Evans
⚡️Non Title Queen Of The Ring 2026 Semi Final Match
Charlotte Flair vs. Liv Morgan
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00:01glitter glitz sparkle bliss i think the evolution of alexa bliss has definitely
00:08helped my career because in nxt i learned the process of evolving
00:14i think i'm pretty much the blingiest bell here and i can't live without my goal
00:20former nxt princess if you will now turn wicked witch of nxt bliss is good but bad is better
00:27i went through a multitude of characters trying to figure out who alexa bliss was times are
00:33changing i am what girls strive to be beautiful strong and i take what i want i had no idea
00:40what
00:40i was getting into i'd never been in a ring it's something that i'm very proud of that i've been
00:44able to start with no experience and become as accomplished as i have and i'm very thankful
00:53and that's all because you know nxt homegrown
00:56of course bliss's origin is an nxt rising star and now the next generation is going to be in the
01:06spotlight great american bash takes place next sunday at june 28th the first nxt premium live
01:15event on cw it begins at 7 p.m eastern 4 pacific vick joseph and the crew will have all
01:21the coverage
01:22of the great american bash you don't want to miss that
01:30wwe's big deal spotlight presented by the new seven dollar big deal meal from sonic live free eat sonic
01:40oh charlotte i know how badly you want to be queen of the ring it's just a shame that your
01:48run
01:48stops here i don't care about how many championships you won or what you've done in the past because that
01:54is exactly what you are the past this tournament is all about proving who is the best of the best
02:02and unfortunately charlotte that's just not you anymore so tonight i'm coming to smacklin to show you
02:10what happens when you are in the presence of the greatest women's world champion of all time
02:19and the first champion to become your queen of the ring
02:24sincerely
02:28be live
02:31morgan
02:40since wrestlemania it's been non-stop match after match
02:45team after team challenge after challenge and we'll be honest it hasn't been easy
02:52we overcame the odds when we became champions our very first time team in together
02:57and we'll have to do it again to be bailey and lyra this morning
03:01bailey has become a cornerstone of the women's division for over a decade
03:05lyra is one of the fastest rising stars on the roster
03:09they both have been tag team champions just never together
03:13the two are the best to grace the ring but don't get us wrong
03:16we are up for the challenge baby from any team
03:19any time
03:20bailey and lyra are just the ones who stepped up this time
03:23which is honorable but ultimately misguided
03:27because they're still going home empty handed
03:30we still respect the hell out of both of them
03:33they're technically the perfect matchup
03:35but that's nothing we have an outsmile and outshine before
03:39and we intend on keeping it up this monday as your women's tag team champions
03:50last week things obviously did not go as planned
03:54but i blame that boneheaded referee who threw me out
03:58but then let page and brie do whatever the hell they wanted to do
04:02i guess the rules don't apply to the so-called legends
04:05oh and you know what makes it even worse
04:07tell me that nostalgia act actually thinks they're better than us
04:11come on are they serious
04:12no they're just pathetic
04:14we had page and brie exactly where we wanted them
04:17and everybody knew it
04:19in fact your tag team champions knew it
04:21so if they walk out of raw on monday still your tag team champions
04:25well then fallon and i will be there to take the gold
04:27right off of their shoulders
04:29as for tonight
04:30i'm gonna march right into nick aldis office
04:33and demand a match against page next week in london
04:37exactly
04:37page
04:39baby girl
04:40i hope you're ready to be embarrassed in front of your family
04:44your friends and the people that love you most
04:47because that's exactly what happens when you mess with our
04:51your influence
04:58what's up boys congratulations
05:00one to go
05:03one to go cody
05:06and the summer slam moose
05:09and then here comes the blitz
05:12qb1
05:14well don't forget about oba
05:16and besides jay
05:18i'm easy to fight
05:29how you been
05:30how i been man i've been good
05:33how you been
05:34i'ma see you crash out every friday man
05:36so with it
05:38i'm not i'm not doing great
05:40it's it's not important man
05:41i just wanted to tell you look i i think you're doing great
05:43i really do i i i see what you're doing i think you're gonna win the king of the ring
05:47i do i think you're gonna go on to summer slam i think you're gonna wrestle the wwe champion
05:52thanks i just i don't think it's gonna be cody rose
05:57i think it's gonna be me
06:01so what do we do when that happens
06:07man you know me sammy
06:12i'ma have to do
06:14what i have to do
06:21say hi to the family for me
06:31well that exchange sort of sums up our evening here in kansas city when we started this night of smackdown
06:36little did we know how much tonight would reshape this card of night of champions that's just eight days away
06:43so let's waste no time waiting telling everybody now how things look for what you're going to see streaming on
06:48espn
06:49from kingdom arena
06:501pm eastern of the united states streaming on espn first hour on regular espn
06:56and the wild start to smackdown has resulted in the unexpected triple threat for the undisputed wwe championship
07:05gunther sammy zane and cody they are in the mix to decide it
07:11and a big win moments ago from jay usso over javon evans
07:17pots him in the final it might be a poison chalice to drink from because now jay usso has to
07:24face the ruler over femi
07:26to become king of the ring the winner of course gets that world championship opportunity at summer slam
07:34plus
07:37seth rollins has talked about how much bron breaker has cost them
07:41including king of the ring seth says the moment has arrived to right the wrongs no paul hayman no vision
07:47no hiding from who they're meant to be because there's no hiding in a steel cage seth
07:52run locked inside the steel cage next weekend on espn but jade cargill is a woman who constantly has the
08:02taste for gold well of late she's had some issues with tiffany tiffany stratton oh well tiffany stratton
08:09has the united states championship why don't i defeat her and take her gold women's u.s title on the
08:16line
08:16stratton against cargill knight of champions now earlier tonight we had a thrilling match that
08:22determined what we will see for the u.s championship ricky saints of course burst onto the scene talking
08:29a big game going after the biggest names now the crescent city charmer can try to earn his first wwe
08:36title it's the u.s championship after he defeated carmelo kays tonight ricky saints does earn the spot
08:44opposite trick williams that is coming your way in eight days on night of champions and the
08:51incomparable eo sky has already booked her ticket for the queen of the ring final at night of champions
08:58who will she face will it be the 14-time world champ charlotte flair or will it be the current
09:06women's
09:06world champ liv morgan we'll find out the answer to that coming up shortly right here tonight on
09:14smackdown of course there's one big thing you need to know and that is what happens when you win
09:21king and queen of the ring the winners get a title shot at summer slam that comes your way at
09:29night of
09:29champions june 27 1 p.m eastern on espn
09:50you and i both know the only reason why you got to smash is because you're a black friend
09:55i don't know that would have been tiffany tiffany is not my friend the point is you shouldn't beat her
10:05if i was you i would be more focused on finding friends who are a little more effective oh yeah
10:13and guess what you can always be in queen of the rings next year get moving
10:20keep going
10:23keep running
10:24keep running
10:24keep running
11:01Well, a shocking turn of events that just happened moments ago.
11:04This brutal attack from BFAP Meechin and Jade Cargill on Charlotte Flair just moments before the Queen of the Rings
11:11semifinal match.
11:13And the more times I see that shot to the knee on this second one, the worse it gets.
11:17And I question how is Charlotte going to be able to compete in this final?
11:21I remember the major left knee injury just a few years ago from Charlotte.
11:25That brace there and that's what they were targeting.
11:30Charlotte, you don't have to do this.
11:32Yes, I do.
11:33Yeah, but you're lagged, Charlotte.
11:37Well, that's too bad, huh?
11:39I guess I'll see you out there.
11:43Charlotte, don't pay any attention to that.
11:49We hear them pleading with Charlotte not to move forward what just happened, but Liv Morgan on her way here
11:54for this semifinal matchup.
12:01The following contest is the Queen of the Ring semifinal.
12:04Semifinal for one fall.
12:07Introducing first, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, representing the judgment day, he is the women's world champion, Liv Morgan!
12:20So she already has the big belt.
12:23Women's world champion.
12:24But you win Queen of the Ring, you get a title shot.
12:27Hasn't been a woman to hold multiple world championships since Becky Lynch did it seven years ago.
12:32But now in a match that has been greatly affected by what just happened at Charlotte Flair, Liv Morgan could
12:39be closing in on that opportunity for some history.
12:42They just handed a giant free gift by way of Jade Cargill.
12:47What a lucky recipient, Liv Morgan is here, and Charlotte Flair, of course, insisting she's going to compete.
12:54We know full well that if she can physically get herself to the ring, she is going to compete.
13:00But I'll tell you right now, there's no way anything more than a cursory, rudimentary check of that need for
13:08Charlotte Flair.
13:09That just occurred by our medical staff.
13:11They simply didn't have time to do a full and thorough x-ray, etc.
13:16So it's going to be very telling seeing Charlotte Flair and how she can move down to the ring.
13:21Move! Move!
13:22I really don't think you should be doing this.
13:23I got it! Stop! Move!
13:25Billy, play my music!
13:28Play my music!
13:29Play my music!
13:34Charlotte demanding that she will fight on.
13:40I mean, the five-par Joe test looks like her ability to actually get to the ring, let alone once
13:47the bell rings.
13:49You want to define Charlotte Flair and everything she's about?
13:53Look no further.
13:55This defines her.
14:12And her opponent, from the Queen's City, Charlotte Flair!
14:20Wait, there was just no way Charlotte Flair, lifting her way down to the ring, was going to hand Liv
14:26Morgan a walkover victory and just hand her the finals of Queen of the Ring.
14:31Yeah, wild horses could not drag Charlotte Flair away from this ring.
14:36It is too huge of an opportunity for an A-tier competitor like Charlotte Flair to turn down, despite this
14:45massive advantage that has now been handed to her opponent, Liv Morgan, in this semifinal match.
14:52Oh, man!
14:53Oh, shit!
14:54I mean, Liv goes right for it!
14:56Well, the bell hasn't even rung, and the advantages continue to stack up for Liv Morgan.
15:04And maybe now Charlotte Flair's going to see sense in our medical staff out here, too.
15:08Let's listen in to the staff here.
15:14Think about what you're doing, Charlotte.
15:17Do you know how much it's based to me?
15:19I understand, Charlotte, but think about your future.
15:22I don't have a choice.
15:23You can't go through with this.
15:25Your leg, think about what you're doing here.
15:27Think about your future, Charlotte.
15:29Don't go through with this.
15:31It's all right.
15:32You're hurt.
15:32You are hurt.
15:34Think about what you're doing.
15:38They call this track and convince Charlotte Flair.
15:41By talking to a brick wall, Charlotte Flair not listening.
15:45And Charlotte Flair looking to finish this ASAP.
15:48How courageous.
15:50Charlotte Flair.
15:51Oh, you say courageous, Joe.
15:55I just think it's so unwise.
16:00General manager, Nick Aldis, and the medical team still here ringside.
16:05Who knows what damage has already been done to Charlotte Flair.
16:09And you have to think about your career, not just the queen of the ring tournament, which looks like it's
16:15going begging.
16:16Despite Charlotte's insistence on competing here tonight.
16:21Think about the next five or six years of your career, Charlotte, who looks in no state to compete here,
16:27but competes she will trust.
16:33Charlotte Flair has had the most main event matches of any woman in WWE history.
16:37Tonight makes it 25.
16:39But it's what happened just before this main event that has challenged her so much here in this queen of
16:44the ring semifinal against Liv Morgan.
16:46Trying to advance to the final next week at Night of Champions.
16:49She was brutally attacked.
16:51Her left knee damaged by Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Meechan.
16:55And Liv Morgan has been doing this throughout since before the bell.
17:01Further damage.
17:03Yeah, well, Raw was a complete disaster for the Judgment Day.
17:06Both Raquel and Liv's lover boy, Dirty Dom, eliminated from the queen and king of the ring tournament.
17:12And then Liv got a ringside view as Charlotte defeated Liv's protégé, Roxanne Perez.
17:20So this is a major revenge game, and it's a revenge game that's been made that much easier.
17:25This to advance.
17:26Remember, the winner here goes on to face Eosky in the final of queen of the ring next Saturday on
17:31ESPN.
17:32A title shot could be earned at SummerSlam.
17:34Wait, let's go back to the initial attack that we're citing.
17:37Yeah, and this is one of the most sickening shots.
17:39This first shot here especially, hyper-extending that left knee and then doubling down with a second shot.
17:45I think the damage was already done.
17:47Oh, and Liv Morgan absolutely relentlessly attacking that left leg of Charlotte,
17:54who to her credit is insisting she can continue to GM Nick Aldridge, our medical staff, the referee here.
18:01And I don't think anyone in this building is actually on board with Charlotte continuing this one.
18:06No, they were pleading with her to not go forward with the match, but that is not what Charlotte Flair
18:12is all about.
18:13She is a natural-born and forged fighter, and she is showing that fighting spirit right here in Kansas City
18:21in the midst of this semifinal matchup.
18:24Charlotte Flair only possesses one gear, and it goes straight forward at 100 miles an hour.
18:30And how the hell do you even climb the ropes?
18:33What is Charlotte trying to pull off here?
18:35Would you look at what she's willing to do on a damaged left knee?
18:39Lost body!
18:40Charlotte!
18:42And Liv survives it.
18:43Well, this would be the ultimate shocker, but if anybody could pull it off, it is Charlotte Flair,
18:49the woman who has broken glass ceilings and changed the game since she stepped into the ring the first time.
18:56And she's welcoming the fight.
18:58Oh, and she laid one in there right there, that big right hand.
19:01She knows the only way is to make this thing a pure physical fight at this point.
19:07Now, you know as well as I do from your boxing days, Joe, but full well, once your leg is
19:11taken out,
19:11it is so hard to throw a good haymaker.
19:15You can't sit down on your punches.
19:17But somehow, Charlotte Flair still taking it in this one and may have swung this in her favor.
19:23The flair chops being delivered here.
19:28Queen of the Ring semi-final.
19:30So much on the line between these elite competitors.
19:36Oh, and you can see how much that left knee is affected right there, as she just collapsed after that.
19:44Irish whip reversal and simply the momentum, which is supposed to carry you into the buckle.
19:51Crumbling the body of Charlotte Flair is pulling it off again here.
19:55A count of two.
19:57Every so often, she just digs deep enough to Charlotte Flair.
20:02You know the focus is on the chance for title number 15, but has to get through this.
20:08Not just limp, but the damaged knee.
20:11That was an instinctive move from Charlotte Flair, and it backfired that attempt at a body slam or something.
20:18Simply too much weight on that knee.
20:20Doesn't have enough support.
20:22Oh, wow!
20:23Mid-air, Queen's boot to put it away!
20:27Precision timing there from Charlotte Flair.
20:29And I'll tell you right now, there is no doubt in the mind of Charlotte Flair whatsoever that she is
20:34going to win this one somehow, someway.
20:38When you start to question, given how near Night of Champions is,
20:42No, no way.
20:43A week away, what state is Charlotte Flair going to be in if she pulls off the unthinkable?
20:47Is she stepping over for a moonsault on one good leg?
20:52She can't even hold herself up.
20:55Body's just fighting against Charlotte Flair at this point.
21:00Meanwhile, Liv Morgan!
21:03Power bombs her down, stacks her up to put it away, and Charlotte still survives!
21:10Can you believe her in this match?
21:26Joe and Wade with you here in Kansas City for Friday Night SmackDown.
21:31Witnessing Charlotte Flair giving everything she can with a damaged left leg in this Queen of the Rings semi-punt.
21:39Yeah, unfortunately for Charlotte Flair, Liv Morgan is also giving it everything she can, yet without a damaged left leg.
21:47And it's just been that much easier for Liv Morgan.
21:50And now an absolutely torturous hold, this hot-off Boston Crab, while Charlotte Flair is tied up in the ropes.
21:58Who do you think saving her? The referee's count.
22:02Charlotte's down on the floor, and she may well just want to stay there and take a count-out here.
22:10She may not have a choice based on the shape she's in right now.
22:14Well, she might not have a choice because Liv Morgan is now in hot pursuit.
22:19Slam tries to slam her right into that bounce vest, and Charlotte denies her.
22:24Leg is weakened, the upper body is still strong for Charlotte Flair.
22:31And instead sends Liv's head bouncing off the top of the announce desk.
22:37And again!
22:41Do not write off Charlotte Flair!
22:47Right into the post!
22:50And there's been several moments in this matchup where Charlotte Flair has started to build up a head of steam,
22:57but before she can really capitalize on it, that weakened leg has come into play.
23:02And momentum has been snatched right back by Liv Morgan.
23:11Looking for oblivion.
23:16Counted somehow by Charlotte Flair.
23:19How about that?
23:21What a great counter.
23:22And now bridging, looking for the shoulders down.
23:25And just able to turn it over, his Liv Morgan.
23:28German suplex on one good leg.
23:30Just a bridge alone with two good legs is difficult enough for most people.
23:35Charlotte Flair, clearly not most people.
23:47And looking at the face of Charlotte Flair, is that doubt that she's been avoiding now starting to creep in?
24:00Looking for the response of this crowd, rallying behind her here.
24:09But it's just one shot to the knee that knocks all the wind out of the sails of Charlotte Flair.
24:30Shades of Dirty Dom right here.
24:33Loverboy will be impressed.
24:38Three Amigas.
24:40Very well.
24:48Charlotte Flair has been trying to fight through a leg injury.
24:51Liv Morgan hooks the leg.
24:53That was sustained literally moments before this Queen of the Ring semifinal match.
24:59And she has soldiered on.
25:01Liv Morgan has been trying to take control throughout by targeting that left knee.
25:07That damaged left knee of Charlotte Flair.
25:09Winner advances to meet EO Sky at the Queen of the Ring final.
25:13Remember, winner there gets a title shot at SummerSlam.
25:17Knees up.
25:18Knees are up.
25:20Shoulders down.
25:22And a count of two.
25:24Refusing to give up is Charlotte Flair despite these overwhelming odds.
25:29Trying to get that figure four locked in.
25:31What a courageous, gutsy performance it has been from Flair.
25:35But that might be good night.
25:36It could be right here.
25:39Liv looking to advance.
25:41And Charlotte survives.
25:44That cracker really knocks the wind out of anybody.
25:47But immediately straight back to that knee is Charlotte Flair nursing it in the worst way.
25:53One of the most courageous efforts you will ever see.
25:56The living legend testing the limits of what she can withstand.
26:02Ever, ever.
26:04No one will be me, baby.
26:06No one.
26:07Come on.
26:08No!
26:09Charlotte Flair almost giving herself a little pet talk there while talking trash to Liv Morgan.
26:15Charlotte Flair unwavering in her belief that she can win this.
26:19A chop block from behind to that left knee.
26:22That surgically repaired left knee from a couple years ago that took such damage at the hands of Meachin, D
26:29-Fab, and Jade Cargill just before this semifinal match.
26:32The mind of Charlotte Flair is still so strong.
26:37The body less so.
26:39And now tied up like a pretzel on the top rope, defenseless.
26:45With her body weight pulling down.
26:47And then the strikes to the knee as well.
26:51How smart is Liv Morgan?
26:53You might not like it, but it's absolutely brilliant from Morgan.
26:57And this is what you need to do at this.
26:59Oh, wow!
27:00What a turnaround from Flair.
27:03Flair on one good leg.
27:05Looking to kill this off.
27:08Delivers the big boot.
27:09How much of your move arsenal can you use in a situation like this?
27:13Are you kidding me?
27:15Natural selection from the second rope.
27:18Off one leg.
27:19She had to use her arms just to put herself in position.
27:23Just to steady herself and rise up and deliver.
27:27Just leaping a corner leg.
27:30And somehow Liv Morgan, we know how tough she can be.
27:33Kicking out at that one.
27:35What a great scene here in Kansas City.
27:38Queen of the Rings semifinal.
27:40Charlotte Flair fighting through the damaged left knee.
27:44Shoulders down.
27:45And she survives that.
27:46Who will advance to get to EO Scott?
27:48Figure four.
27:49Could she lock it in?
27:50Can she lock it in?
27:51Can she bridge it to the figure eight?
27:53I mean, with a busted leg, can you bridge off?
27:56Regardless, Liv Morgan trying to fight her way out of this in a hurry.
28:00And it's a ball.
28:00Oh, my.
28:02What heart.
28:03What grit.
28:04And now the tables have turned.
28:07Liv trying to get to that rope.
28:10Trying to break it.
28:10Can Charlotte even sustain it?
28:12Look at Charlotte's face.
28:13Yeah, with that busted leg.
28:14Wasn't able to maintain the bridge.
28:16And now reverse by Liv Morgan.
28:18It might be a top out here.
28:19It is reversed.
28:21It is turned.
28:22And now it's Charlotte in such trouble.
28:25And there's the rope break.
28:26One, two, three.
28:29Well, what a tug of war that was.
28:34And what a heroic performance this has been from Charlotte Flair.
28:38Incredible.
28:40Absolutely incredible.
28:41Who, if it wasn't for that busted leg, would be firmly in the driver's seat right now.
28:45But I don't think she can physically stand up.
28:48Which has allowed Liv Morgan extra time to recover.
28:52And Liv goes right back to the well.
28:54Right back to the chop block.
28:56To the back of the damaged knee.
28:59And now, oh, she's going to cinch in that single leg Boston Crab.
29:03She's got it in.
29:04And that is getting wrenched hard.
29:06There is a ton of leverage using the lower back of Charlotte Flair.
29:11Just increasing the damage.
29:14And Charlotte just tap out.
29:15How can she possibly get through this at this point now?
29:20I mean, what use is Charlotte Flair going to be next week if she does pull this off Charlotte?
29:25That's what they were saying to her.
29:26Don't even go forward with this match.
29:28Think about your long-term and short-term future.
29:31How would you even battle next?
29:33Oh, look at this leverage with the half-Boston Crab on that damaged left knee, Wade.
29:38Just as Flair was closing the arm.
29:40Dragged away once in the second time.
29:43But she has spent about 30 seconds in that Boston Crab.
29:47And Liv getting as much juice out of that as she possibly could.
29:52But what damage has been done?
29:56Even more damage to that left knee.
29:58And now the medical team coming over to talk to Charlotte as well as GM Nickovas.
30:04Listen to me.
30:05Listen to me.
30:06Listen to me.
30:06Listen to me.
30:07Listen to me.
30:08I don't give up, bitch.
30:09Get out of my face.
30:09But it's not worth it.
30:11You put up a hell of a fight.
30:12Just stay calm.
30:14You hit me, bitch.
30:15You hit me, bitch.
30:15The real worth it.
30:26The pleads of it's not worth it.
30:28Charlotte saying, it's worth it to me.
30:31Liv Morgan saying, I want it badly.
30:33Liv wants to be a double champion.
30:36Charlotte wants to prove herself.
30:38Could she right here?
30:40Charlotte just said to Alexa Bliss, you know me.
30:43You know I can't quit.
30:45You know I can't leave the fight.
30:47Oh, God.
30:48A boy, man.
30:49Crying the top of the head.
30:50One, two, three, four.
30:52And she escapes, survives, gets the shoulder up and off.
30:59And right back to it.
31:02Right back to that single leg.
31:05Oh, my God.
31:06Look at this tour.
31:07Oh, my God.
31:07Would you look at this?
31:09There's a tap.
31:11Here is your winner by submission, the Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan.
31:18Liv did what she had to do, but gives credit to the Queen.
31:24And there it is.
31:25There is your final now of Queen of the Rings.
31:28EO Sky will take off Liv Morgan, who's looking to become a champ champ at Knight of Champions.
31:36It's going to be a top tier A-plus level battle for Queen of the Rings.
31:40Let the crown be decided a week from tomorrow.
31:44We will see you then.
31:49We'll see you then.
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